3.0.0 1749 2023-01-15T23:18:04Z 2023-01-15T23:18:04Z House H HR 2003-04-10 108 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Referred to 2003-05-02T20:25:27Z Referred to 2003-04-10T14:07:05Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2003-04-24T18:31:42Z Referred to 2003-04-10T14:07:00Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2003-04-22T14:39:08Z Referred to 2003-04-10T14:07:10Z 108 423 S 2004-11-24 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Identical bill CRS 2003-05-02 hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. Committee 2003-04-24 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2003-04-22 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2003-04-10 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2003-04-10 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2003-04-10 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2003-04-10 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2003-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000477 Rep. McInnis, Scott [R-CO-3] SCOTT MCINNIS R CO 3 N S001004 Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6] TED STRICKLAND D OH 6 2003-04-10 True D000597 Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1] JO ANN DAVIS R VA 1 2003-04-10 True S001045 Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] BART STUPAK D MI 1 2003-04-10 True M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2003-04-10 True S000364 Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] JOHN SHIMKUS R IL M. 19 2003-04-10 True B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 2003-04-10 True G000545 Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8] MARK GREEN R WI 8 2003-04-10 True R000572 Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] Mike Rogers R MI 8 2003-04-10 True B000208 Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] ROSCOE BARTLETT R MD G. 6 2003-04-10 True S001145 Rep. 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